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  1. Need Help on CARDIAC REHAB- pl ASAP

    moia replied to fitsavvy's topic in General Nursing

    Thats incredibly vague but at our hospital the program director is usually a doc that specializes in rehab medicine. The director is usually responsible for hiring a team usually of rehab and physio...

  2. Abusive patients...

    moia replied to Sgt_Chunk_Spelunker's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This is a little known rarely used fact..you are well within your legal rights to call police and have the patient charged. The mental illness of the patient is completely irrelevant. Next time a...

  3. What if all docs had to nurses first?????

    moia replied to MryRose's topic in General Nursing

    So far I have had the real priviledge to have helped train some really great docs. I worked in the CVICU as a RN for five years and dragged more than a few residents through the program. I have seen...

  4. Your Worst Mistake

    moia replied to aurora_borealis's topic in General Nursing

    As a student I was on my second med day. It was a huge medical unit with never ending discharges and admissions. A new admission came in and I gave her all her meds as ordered..I never even looked at...

  5. Suggestions for Night Shift Survival

    moia replied to bigwavedave's topic in General Nursing

    I have loved night shift from the start. In fact I love it so much I have never worked any other shift. Nights is when the action and the camaradarie really lives. Our night shift includes a long...

  6. Elderly fall then bleed???

    moia replied to JellyBean1's topic in General Nursing

    I doubt the fall caused a a GI bleed but certainly the stress from the fall and all the ensuing chaos after could have made a preexisting condition fatal. The elderly are incredibly fragile and one...

  7. we've been having heated - but not yet angry - discussions

    moia replied to IowaCindy's topic in General Nursing

    I have no problem with providing EMERGENCY care for illegal aliens but I believe as soon as they are stable they go straight home. I also believe the country of origin should be officially billed for...

  8. Family Members of our Patients ....

    moia replied to RNPATL's topic in General Nursing

    What makes me crazy with family is when half the family wants one thing and the other doesn't and you are caught in the middle. I have seen family members agree to amputation of ALL limbs despite all...

  9. Homeschool Mom in New York seeks help

    moia replied to nurselala33's topic in General Nursing

    WoW, apologies for getting everybody so riled up . I had no idea people were so sensitive about home schooling. I am in Canada and I have a child that goes to public school in a gifted program. She is...

  10. How many really use STERILE technique?

    moia replied to kwagner_51's topic in General Nursing

    First get all your supplies and arrange them at the bedside. If you are right handed set up on your patients right side, use the bedside table and set the table to your right side ( your left side...

  11. Homeschool Mom in New York seeks help

    moia replied to nurselala33's topic in General Nursing

    Well this can be a little tricky because the GED isn't that helpful for college admissions because it doesn't offer a grade point average.Nurses are now expected to have a bachelors degree in most...

  12. How many really use STERILE technique?

    moia replied to kwagner_51's topic in General Nursing

    Sterile technique should be a habit like how you wash,dry and put away your dishes. When you begin a dressing change you have to think logically. Try not to get concerned about all the reasons WHY you...

  13. I Hate My Job!!! Someone Help Please!

    moia replied to PedsNurse1981's topic in General Nursing

    I have seen it too. I got all my specialty certification and training in the US and when I came back I was shocked at the outright hostility of a lot of my co workers. Once I settled in and made it...

  14. Survey of Nurses Rights In Abortion

    moia replied to kmchugh's topic in General Nursing

    Actually the Jehovah/blood thing is strange but fascinating. They believe they must appear before Jehovah intact..they interpret "intact or whole" as arriving with all the same parts they were born...

  15. Survey of Nurses Rights In Abortion

    moia replied to kmchugh's topic in General Nursing

    I really, really don't want to be involved in a profession that only offers help to those that meet rigid moral and ethical standards. Can I refuse care for anyone who does something I find morally...

  16. Survey of Nurses Rights In Abortion

    moia replied to kmchugh's topic in General Nursing

    I am always confused about these discussions. I have always assumed that by the end of nursing school all those who had these conflicts would have been weeded out. I can never understand people who...

  17. patient teaching...or lack of

    moia replied to Sarahstudent's topic in International Nursing

    YUp, it happened to me before I was a nurse and it was one of the motivating factors to become a nurse. As a student you were in a bad spot there but if it happens again I would ask to speak to the...

  18. Foreign Nurse needs help & resources for CNA exam prep!

    moia replied to UFB's topic in International Nursing

    What I can suggest is calling the test center and ask to see your exam and see exactly where you went wrong. I don't know if they will let you but it wouldn't hurt to ask. There might be a fee for...

  19. need guidence in clearing crne exam

    moia replied to gagandeep's topic in International Nursing

    I am sincerely not trying to be rude but your command of english is very poor. This can cause a lot of problems when you are being tested because the scenarios in the test depend on you understanding...

  20. Out of my scope - NEED HELP!!!!!!

    moia replied to militaryRN's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Were you ever at any time instructed on accessing the external jugular? Can you remember anyone ever explaining the risks? If at some point in your job an educator ever talked about this you may...

  21. Quality Practice Environments : Quality Care

    moia replied to vislandnurse's topic in International Nursing

    I am always a little suspect of the "I want to affect other peoples lives" quote but I am a miserable cynic. You really can't survive on that. You must not be hoping for patients to ever express this...

  22. Grandfathering Nurses Question

    moia replied to ajaxgirl's topic in International Nursing

    Grandfathering actually means that diploma nurses are on equal footing with Bscn grads. It is an assurance that the employer can't decide that they prefer Bachelor prepared nurses over diploma and...

  23. Please Advice

    moia replied to Huncutka's topic in International Nursing

    Okay..is the medication labelled and dated and signed? If the nurse who drew up the drug did not label/date/sign for the med I wouldn't touch it with a ten foot pole however if it had all the...

  24. Too high of expectations

    moia replied to NIC Student's topic in International Nursing

    At this point adapting is the only possible way to go because if you don't you will be unhappy. It will be hard and harder but in a couple of years you will be better at organizing your time and care...

  25. Quality Practice Environments : Quality Care

    moia replied to vislandnurse's topic in International Nursing

    You may have thought to ask Fergus about that first horrifying job and read carefully what Fergus was telling you before you congratulated yourself. And no it isn't depressing at all. It is just what...